The Blue Angel Weekly

Palmer Catholic Academy of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church provides a Catholic and Christ-centered educational environment that inspires all students to reach their full spiritual and academic potential and become responsible, respectful, and reverent disciples of Christ.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

We hope to see you all this evening at the TOWN HALL meeting with a special presentation by SJSO - "Checking in with your Children: Dangers of Social Media and Certain Apps". This is an adult event, but we encourage middle schoolers to attend. There will be limited babysitting available. Families will receive one volunteer point for attending. YOU MUST RSVP USING THE LINK BELOW! The grade with the highest parent attendance will also receive a special treat.

********See below to RSVP***********

Palmer Catholic Academy will be recognizing Red Ribbon Week during the week of October 28. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSTER CONTEST!

Parents, we have some openings for students for Angels After Hours. If you are in need of after school care for your child, please complete the registration form found here: https://www.pcapvb.org/copy-of-rise-shine-angels-after-hrs

We will have weekly Adoration on TUESDAYS in the PCA chapel for our students and staff. Parents who are cleared are welcome to attend as well. Please use the Sign-Up Genius link below to sign up for a 15 minute time slot to spend time with Jesus:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AFA92AA5F4C61-52377792-adoration#/

Please let me know if you have any questions!

- Daniela DosSantos, Principal (ddossantos@pcapvb.org)

This year we are pleased to offer Poinsettias to our PCA Schools and Parish families as part of our fundraiser. We are teaming up with Powell’s Nursery in Callahan, a family-owned small business that has been around for many years and supplies quality trees and plants.

We hope you will help us in raising money for an enhanced security system at Palmer Catholic Academy Preschool. These beautiful flowers are perfect for the Christmas season!

The poinsettias will be delivered at the preschool after Masses on December 7 and 8.

We will be using the app GIVEBACKS which makes it easy to purchase items or even donate toward PCAP. We will be using this app for all the fundraisers.

Click the link below to purchase poinsettias and help support our preschool campus!

We have plain blue breakaway lanyards available for $1! Students in grades 3-8 may use a lanyard for their badge. If you would like to purchase one for you child, please send in $1.

Please note: The lanyards are OPTIONAL for grades 3-8. Lanyards are not permitted for grades PK-2.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to PCA! The week of November 4-8 all students will have a chance to shop the book fair during their scheduled STREAM class. If you would like to shop with your child, we have options this year!!

Come visit the book fair during our family event after school on Wednesday, November 6, from 3:30-5:30. Or, explore and shop online at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/palmercatholicacademy. You can use this link to set up an e-wallet for your child to shop without cash during their scheduled Book Fair time!

***Please note, as with any online book ordering, we encourage parents to preview the book summaries before purchasing them for their children to ensure they align with our Catholic faith. We will preview the books that will be for sale at the school, but we do not have control over the Scholastic website.***

The virtue of the month for October is Friendship. Friendship is sharing a mutual love that seeks the good of the other.

The saints of the month are:

PK-2 - Sts. Benedict and Scholastica

3-5 - Sts. Basil and Gregory

6-8 - Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati

Parents, did you know you can earn volunteer points by helping us unload cars at carline every Monday and Friday morning? You will earn one volunteer point per shift! Sign up with the link below! Thank you in advance for you help!!

Get a jump on service points by helping sell concessions at upcoming home Basketball Games! Spots open for all games, including this Thursday!

https://signup.com/go/SAtMahu

There are some openings this week for lunch and recess duty if you are able assist!

All families are required to do 2 lunch (1 in the Fall and 1 in the Spring) and 2 recess duties (1 in the Fall and 1 in the Spring). Here is the link to sign up for duties:

https://signup.com/go/GjiPCtO

FUTURE CRUSADERS:

FUTURE FLASHES:

Below is our detailed calendar for the 2024-2025 school year!

October 21

Start of quarter 2

8th grade visit to St. Joseph's Academy

TOWN HALL AT 6 PM

October 23

8th grade PSAT

October 28 - November 1

Red Ribbon Week (see details above)

October 30

Western Dress Down Day

October 31

Friday schedule - No Children's Mass

November 1

Thursday schedule - Children's Mass - All Saints' Day

November 2

Mandatory Reconciliation Retreat for 2nd graders - 8:30 AM (Mass at OLSS) - 12:30 PM

November 4-8

Scholastic Book Fair during STREAM classes

November 7

HSA meeting - virtual

November 8

MS dance - 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM

November 11

Professional Day - no school for students

Parent conferences

November 13

Science Fair

November 20

Dress down day - fall colors

November 22

Early Release - PreK-2 @ 12:00, 3-5 @ 12:10. 6-8 @ 12:20 PM -- No Angels After Hours

November 25-29

No school for staff or students - Thanksgiving Break

To our sponsors, thank you for your support of Palmer Catholic Academy!